St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-22
Special Meeting.


Board met at p. IN. pursuant to call,
| Present: Messrs. Barrett, Quinby, Star
key and Mr.. President.
The Engineer having submitted profiles.
| the following report was ordered sent to the
Council, to-wit:
To the Common Council of the City of St.
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or order
of the Common Council. approved March 5,
1887, relative to change of grade on For
est street. from Margaret street to Third
street; Dawson street. from Cypress street
to Mendoza street; Fourth street, from
Cypress street to Mendoza street, and FIRE.
mont street. from Cypress street to Mendoza
street, and having investigated the pro-
posed Improvements respectfully report that
said Improvements are not necessary and
proper without change of grade OH Fran
ceS street (see report on proposed change
of grade on Frances street dated April 5,
1887. Yeas 4, nays 0.
The Engineer having submitted profile,
the following report was ordered sent to the
Council, to-wit:| 6-e-
To the Common Council of the City of st.
Paul.
The Board of Public Works have had
of the Common Council, approved March 5,
1887, relative to change of grade on
Frances street, from Earl street to Atlantic
street, and having investigated the proposed
improvement respectfully report that said
Improvement is not necessary and proper,
for the reason that said Frances street is
now under contract for grading. and the
proposed change of grade cannot be made
without invalidating the assessment for
said grading. Yeas 4. nays 0.
The Corporation Attorney and City En-
gineer having reported in the matter of the
proposed opening of Sixth street, from
Brook street to Commercial street, the fol-
lowing report was ordered sent to the
Council, tO-Wit:
To the Common Council of the City of st.
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or order
of the Common Council, approved Jan. %,
1887, relative to the opening of Sixth
street, in the Fifth ward, taking and con-
demnng all the land necessary for the con-
struction of bridge sixty (oO) feet wide,
from Brook street to Commercial street,
and having investigated the proposed i'm
provement, respectfully report that said
| improvement is not necessary and proper
| imously of the opinion that property can
| not be found benefited to the extent of the
damages, costs and expenses thereof The
Board, however. is of the opinion from
| such information as they have been able to
| obtain that all easement might be acquired
| from the railroad companies without much,
| if any, expense, to erect and to perpetually
| maintain bridge of their rights of Way.
| provided that they (the railroad companies)
| shall not be called upon to build said bridge.
Yeas 4, nays 0.
The Clerk was directed to give notice of
correction in the matter of the assessment
for the opening, widening and extension of
Park Avenue sixty (60) feet wide, between
| Minnehaha street and north city limits, as
to description of the following property, to-
| wit:
All of lot 2 and all that part of lots 1 and
! 3, Ransom'S Second Addition to st. Paul,
lying within the lines of street sixty (6O)
feet wide, the center line of which street
shall be the center of Park Avenue, in J
f. Eisenmenger's addition, if produced
! SOutherly to Front street. Taken for Park
| Avenue.
| All of lot and all that part of lots and
| 10, Ransom's Second Addition to st. Paul,
| lying within the lines of a street sixty (6O)
| feet wide, the center line of which street
shall be the center of Park Avenue i'm j. F.
Esenmengers Addition, if produced south
erly to Front street Taken for Park Ave-
nue..
Lots 1, 3, 4, s. 6 and Z, block 2. Ransom's
Addition to st. Paul, except that part of
lots and 3 taken for Park Avenue.
Adjourned.
r. L.. GORMAN, President.
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